Former Steamboat Springs High School graduate Alex Wood plays in a game for the University of Colorado. After catching seven balls for 103 yards last year, Wood returns for his final college football season with a new set of challenges to ensure the last chapter of his career retains his journey’s story value.

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Alex Wood is the Rudy Ruettiger that makes you fear for the well-being of your doorframe. The 6-foot-2, 245-pound redshirt senior at University of Colorado’s underdog story began with a lesson that pre-empts all impossible feats becoming possible.